The second in the Bundesliga stays on course to win the group, and the league leaders also win their home game. Only 1. FC Köln suffered another setback. Because spectators ignite pyrotechnics, the game has to be interrupted.
The top Bundesliga duo Union Berlin and SC Freiburg celebrated success in lockstep in the Europa League. After a 4-0 (1-0) win at FC Nantes in Group G, Freiburg already has a place in the play-off round and also the best prospects of going directly into the round of 16, while Berlin in Group D has its chances saved the next round by beating Malmö FF 1-0 (0-0). On the other hand, 1. FC Köln is threatened with the end of the Conference League after a 0: 2 (0: 1) at Partizan Belgrade.
Freiburg successfully defended its clean sheet in western France. The second in the Bundesliga, unbeaten in eleven games in all competitions, achieved a clear victory through Lukas Kübler (26th), substitute Michael Gregoritsch (71st), an own goal by the hosts Moses Simon (82nd) and Woo-Yeong Jeong (87th). . The guests started with a lot of possession, but were lucky when the home side scored twice from the woodwork. Almost out of nowhere, Freiburg took the lead with a hard shot from Kübler. As a result, the sports club increasingly took control again. After the break, Nantes put more pressure on. Freiburg limited themselves to a stable defense and could only rarely provide relief (64th), before Gregoritsch made the decision after a perfect counterattack. After that, the hosts visibly gave up.
Union managed the important victory just before the final whistle. Robin Knoche converted the crucial penalty kick for the capital city one minute before the end of regular time. With six points now, the Berliners are back on track with two remaining games in Group D. The next opponent for the team coached by Urs Fischer, who saved their success over time, is the Portuguese first division side Sporting Braga on October 27th. It was initially quiet in the An der Alten Försterei stadium after the first leg was about to be canceled due to fan riots. Both teams neutralized each other in midfield. Overall, the hosts often lacked accuracy in attacking play.
Cologne are under a lot of pressure in their two remaining group games after their poor performance in Serbia. Fousseni Diabate (15th) after a mistake by Timo Hübers and Ricardo Gomes (52nd) scored for Belgrade, who had won 1-0 in Cologne last week. But unlike the first duel, the billy goats in Belgrade were largely harmless and disappointed playfully. The low point of the match, however, was a longer interruption in the first half. Israeli referee Roy Reinshreiber sent the teams off the field in the 31st minute because fans had set off massive amounts of pyrotechnics and visibility was severely impaired.